Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,639,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,639,689 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,639,689 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 17,639,960 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 211,679,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 211,676,265 KWD per year, or 17,639,689 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 184161182
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 172518809
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 170402014
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 162992906
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 123832519
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 121831936
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 118541162
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 115482088
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 112014339
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 111809765
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 111347765
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 109655412
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 109550985
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 108429597
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 106900975
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 105862649
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 103583546
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 102615821
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 101610717
52.0%
19
France
KWD 87436534
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 79127261
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 77945099
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 76207371
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 112835952
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98375497
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 190509480
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 175695009
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 165112655
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 143096495
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 137592194
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 137593060
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 137595920
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 131419857
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 129127776
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 127015448
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 124894767
41.0%
11
China
KWD 116432456
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 114088207
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 112196045
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 110355212
47.9%
15
India
KWD 24424981
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187353759
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 153467824
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 142093355
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141298121
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 137593168
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 137591686
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 136852555
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 129656125
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 129126669
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 128574049
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 127015198
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 120759944
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 153996904
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 148175819
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144433863
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 143984448
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 140026308
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 137592366
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 130182994
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 128881454
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128275942
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 127008063
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116426787
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116424832
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 211675102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 211676265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 209559985
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 201095544
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 201095544
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 194745158
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 158759725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 158759698
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123284328
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 105847274
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.